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Sing Street (2016)

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  Street of Dreams             Sing Street is that rare coming-of-age film that is near-perfect in every way. It’s confident in what type of film it wants to be and it’s nostalgic without that nostalgia being the main attraction. In other words, it is not that film only your parents will understand and enjoy, although they most certainly will enjoy it as well as younger people who love 80’s New Wave and New Romantics music as much as I do. Most importantly, it loves its characters. The film wants them to achieve their dreams just as much as the audience does. There is struggle, but it never once becomes gratuitously depressing to the point of unwatchability. Both the film and the characters are optimistic. One character accurately sums up the entirety of Sing Street when she talks about what love is: Happy-sad.             The film takes place in Dublin during the mid-1980s. Ireland is going through a recession and the masses are flocking to London with the hope of better lives.
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Swiss Army Man (2016)

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Swiss Army Man is a Sharp Reflection on Loneliness             Swiss Army Man feels like a half-remembered dream. It’s an extremely odd film that will definitely make viewers ponder just what they are watching, But the film, even more strangely, finds moments to pull at your heart strings at the most unlikely points in the story and will stay with the viewer long after the credits roll. The film begins with Hank, played by Paul Dano, about to hang himself after being stranded on an uninhabited island. No information is given on how he got there, only that he mentions running away from his life. Hank’s plan to kill himself goes awry when a dead body, portrayed by Daniel Radcliffe, washes ashore. Hank, believing the dead man to still be alive, is ecstatic, thinking that he finally has a friend to talk to. Unfortunately, and hilariously, he finds that the man is not only dead and decomposing but is also farting uncontrollably. Still, he tries to strike up conversation, but quickly bec
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